From: Ilias Lazaridis <ilias@...>
Date: 2005-04-23T18:59:31+09:00
Subject: Re: [EVALUATION] - E03e - The Ruby Object Model (Summary)

Ilias Lazaridis wrote:
> Ilias Lazaridis wrote:
>> Ilias Lazaridis wrote:
>>> Ilias Lazaridis wrote:
>>> [...]
>>>
>>>>>>> sso = Specializing Singleton Object

specializing: possibly confronting with existent OO terminology

>>>>>> ISBO = Instance Specific Behaviour Object

behaviour: not only (structure is modified,too)

>>>>>> dvto = Dedicated Virtual Table Object
>>>>>> dvco = Dedicated Virtual Class Object
>>>>>> dvc  = Dedicated Virtual Class

Virtual

>>>> dsc  = dedicated singleton class
>>>>
>>>> sco  = singleton class object

"singleton class" => rejected [has specific meaning]

>>>> asco = attached singleton class object
>>>>
>>>> "singleton instance" = the one and only instance
>>>> "singleton method"   = a method, exclusively for one instance
>>>> "singleton class"    = a class,  exclusively for one instance

conflicting with existent definitin: "class which can have only one 
instance".

>>> obj.exclusive_singleton_class
>>> obj.exclusive_class
>>> obj.exclass
>> obj.xclass
>> x class (x=not known yet what it is)
>> obj.xclass

=> xclass

term accepted.

> Customizes Object
> obj.customizing_class
> obj.cclass
> obj.custom

..

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